Can Local Food Production Reduce Food Imports and Transport? The case of lettuce in Rosario, Argentina

In its 2013 report The Physical Science Basis, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) notes that the mean global temperature increased by 0.9 °C from the time instruments registered temperature in 1880 to 2012. The report also states that the contribution of anthropogenic (human) to global warming is estimated to be 98 % of the total impact, and the remaining 2 % due to natural causes (a small increase in sun intensity).